Cops let jailed gangster visit home on way to court

December 06, 2012 13:13 IST

In a clear violation of rules, Satish Pandey, a notorious gangster who is currently lodged in Chapra jail, was allowed to visit his house on his way to a court by the escorting police team. M I Khan reports.

Satish Pandey,who is accused in over 50 criminal cases, including murder, kidnapping and extortion, currently lodged in Chapra jail in Saran district was allowed by police team to visit his house to meet family members on way to appear in the court in neighbouring Gopalganj district, a police official said.

A district official said that Pandey spent hours in his house and his police escorts stood outside thanks to his political clout: he is the elder brother of ruling Janata Dal-United Member of Legislative Assembly Amarendra Pandey.

After it was reported that Pandey was allowed to visit his home on way to the court, Saran Deputy Inspector General Alok Kumar suspended all eight police escorts.

"We have suspended all policemen on duty

and issued a show cause to them.

"Kumar

said. Kumar said that he had ordered a probe into the matter by a sub divisional police officer.

This

is not the first time that Pandey has used his political clout to visit his house despite being incarcerated. In the past, he has even attended marriage functions and other events.

Other cases

In October this year, Munna Shukhla a jailed former legislator of the JD-U,

was seen distributing pamphlets in Muzaffarpur court premises to mobilise support for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Adhikar rally.